The agenda of the Democratic Party on the right to abortion and counseling centers
was rejected in the Chamber
. But 18 parliamentarians abstained, rather than voting no, many of them from the majority: 15 deputies from the League, including the group leader Riccardo Molinari, and a deputy from FI who had already abstained yesterday on a similar agenda of the M5s, Paolo Emilio Russian. The votes in favor were 93, against 117.
"On ethical issues we left freedom of conscience and therefore there were those who followed the government's instructions and those who abstained", says the leader of the League
Riccardo Molinari
.
The Democratic Party: "A continuous attack on women's freedom of choice"
"We are not surprised" by the government's negative opinion on the agenda, which "asked to ensure the full implementation of 194 so that women's right to access abortion is not reduced. The government and the majority have thrown away the mask", he said. said the dem deputy Ilenia Malavasi in the Chamber.
"What have women done wrong to you? You have dismantled the Women's Option, increased the VAT on children's products and sanitary napkins, removed the restrictions on female and youth employment from the Pnrr, today the nursery bonuses are blocked. The issue of birth rate is not addressed attacking the 194", continued Malavasi who pointed the finger at "a continuous attack on women's freedom of choice".
From the majority benches, Maria Carolina Varchi of FdI intervened and spoke of the "prejudice" present in the agenda towards "certain third sector associations, deemed capable of having a violent impact on women, an unfounded prejudice" against "those who work in the alongside women" and does not deserve this "stigma". And then you added: "There is a partial reading of law 194 by those who would like to demolish it in all those parts in which it brings together many sensitivities making it a complete law". This amendment "allows the total application of the 194, giving women, as expected, the possibility to choose in full conscience and freedom. Freedom matures where there is knowledge", "if the only path is abortion it is not freedom", concluded Varchi to the applause of the majority.
"If you want the application of 194 so much, why do you intervene only on this point - the fiery reply of the dem Michela Di Biase - The intention is to torture women who want to terminate pregnancies".
Fdi: "Law 194 must not be exploited, it must be applied"
"The left's exploitation of abortion and law 194 continues. A law that is not read and applied as it should but wants to be imposed only in the part where it leads to abortion. We want law 194 to be fully implemented, guaranteeing freedom of choice for every woman and removing all those conditions under which a woman is led to terminate her pregnancy. In the amendment signed by us, we speak of 'third sector subjects who have qualified experience in supporting maternity' and it is offensive to address them. telling them that they will carry out 'real psychological torture'". This was stated by Cristina Almici, deputy of the Brothers of Italy.